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سمدر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to visual impairment, dimness of sight, or things appearing indistinctly due to poor vision. It also extends to concepts of straightness, length, and confusion, sometimes applied to abstract things like speech or roads, and even to a king or a type of animal.

Derived headwords

السَّمَادِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    dimness of sightboth

    A weakness or impairment of vision, or something that appears to a person due to their poor eyesight.

  2. 2.
    dizziness and drowsinessclassical

    A state of feeling dizzy and sleepy, often associated with intoxication.

سَمَادِيرname
  1. 1.
    Samadir (woman's name)classical

    The name of a woman, mentioned in relation to the poet Durayd bin Al-Simmah.

اِسْمَدَرَّ بَصَرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his sight became impairedboth

    His eyesight weakened or became dim.

اِسْمِدْرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    impairment of sightboth

    The act or state of one's eyesight becoming impaired or weakened.

طَرِيقٌ مَسْمَدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    long and straight roadboth

    A road that is characterized by its length and straightness.

كَلامٌ مَسْمَدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    straightforward speechboth

    Speech that is coherent, correct, and to the point.

طَرَفٌ مَسْمَدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    confused sightclassical

    A state of bewilderment or confusion in one's vision.

السَّمْدُورnoun
  1. 1.
    kingclassical

    A ruler or monarch, possibly named so because people are awestruck and confused when looking at them.

  2. 2.
    eye coveringboth

    A film or covering over the eye, or a general weakness of vision.

السَّمَنْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    animalboth

    A type of animal, similar to a salamander, distinct from the 'samandal'.

السَّمَيْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    animalboth

    A type of animal, mentioned as being similar to the 'samandal', with this form being the one commonly used.

اِسْمَدَرَّتْ عَيْنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his eye wateredclassical

    His eye began to produce tears or water.

Parallel reading

السمادير: ضعف البصر، أو شيء يتراءى للإنسان من ضعف بصره
Al-Samadir: dimness of sight, or something that appears to a person due to their poor eyesight.
أو شيء يتراءى للإنسان من ضعف بصره عن السكر من الشراب
Or something that appears to a person due to their poor eyesight from intoxication by drink.
وغشي الدوار والنعاس
And dizziness and drowsiness overcame him.
ولما رأيت المقربات مذالة وأنكرت إلا بالسمادير آلها
And when I saw the close companions disgraced, and they recognized nothing but through dimness of sight, their kin.
سمادير: اسم امرأة
Samadir: the name of a woman.
وقد اسمدر بصره اسمدرارا
And his sight became impaired, with impairment.
وطريق مسمدر: طويل مستقيم
And a musmadir road: long and straight.
وكلام مسمدر، أي قويم
And musmadir speech, meaning correct.
وطرف مسمدر: متحير
And a musmadir gaze: bewildered.
والسمدور، بالضم: الملك، كأنه سمي بذالك لأن الأبصار تسمدر عن النظر إليه وتتحير
And Al-Samdur, with dammah: the king, as if named so because eyes are averted from looking at him and become bewildered.
والسمدور أيضا: غشاوة العين وضعف البصر
And Al-Samdur also: a covering of the eye and weakness of sight.
والسمندر، كقلندر، والسميدر كعميثل: دابة كالسمندل
And Al-Samandar, like qalandar, and Al-Sumaidar, like 'umaithil: an animal like the samandal.
اسمدرت عينه: دمعت
His eye became samdar: it watered.